Dear Parent: You are invited to attend PRIME TIME, an online family reading program this winter hosted by The Care Center and funded by Mass Humanities. Designed to support families with children ages 6-10, this program helps kids improve their reading skills by involving the whole family in making reading fun. People who like to read do so often, and people who read often become great … [Read more...] about Register for PRIME TIME
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Scholarship Opportunities!
Care Center Graduates: The Care Center is pleased to offer two different educational scholarships that each award $500. You may apply to both of these scholarships if you meet the eligibility criteria described below. The Care Center Selenia Vazquez Memorial Scholarship is named in memory of Selenia Vazquez, a counselor at The Care Center who grew up in Spanish Harlem in the 1940s. … [Read more...] about Scholarship Opportunities!
What do gandules have to do with education?
Every year, on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, my colleague Jenna prepares a massive turkey and I order a church-sized batch of Puerto Rican pernil. Care Center staff members each bring in a homemade side dish or dessert to share. Aida and I cook rice and inevitably argue over whose is more delicious. (We both substitute Kielbasa for the more traditional ham but I also throw in the very … [Read more...] about What do gandules have to do with education?
Corey’s Unique Path to Mount Holyoke
Shacoria “Corey” Baldwin is one of the thirteen women who graduated from Bard Microcollege Holyoke in the spring of 2020. She is now pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in education and psychology at Mount Holyoke College. Outside of the classroom, Corey has her hands full. She is the mom of twin nine-year-olds, Jahmari and Jahmeir, and two-year-old Ezariah. When Corey started classes at Bard … [Read more...] about Corey’s Unique Path to Mount Holyoke
